Ex-Plymouth and Swindon target Brett Pitman on what next for his career after Portsmouth exit

The 32-year-old’s last match was December 29, appearing as a substitute in the Blues’ 3-1 defeat at MK Dons.

Now he is searching for a new club following his Fratton Park release.

Pitman can point interested parties to a CV detailing 179 career goals as he plots his next move in football.

In January, he turned down the chance to leave Fratton Park on loan, with Swindon and Plymouth linked.

Now he’s open to all offers.

He told The News: ‘I’ll just have to wait and see what options I’ve got.

‘Obviously I want to play as high as possible. I am still more than capable of scoring goals in League One, if not in a league higher in the right team.

‘I’ve got a lot to offer somebody. My record suggests I have never been dependent on speed, I have relied on my football brain, my technical ability and my finishing. You don’t lose them.

‘I think there’s a perception at times of me being lazy, but when I’ve played I am always among those who run the furthest -and I still feel fit.

‘You have an agent who will ring around and I guess clubs will now see who is available and who isn’t. I suppose they will get in touch if they’re interested.

‘You just have to see. When you get an offer you take it on its merit and think over it as a family, there are all sorts you need to consider.

‘Until you get the offers on the table, you don’t really know.’

Pitman scored 42 times in 99 appearances during three seasons with the Blues.

That remarkable haul includes 25 goals in 2017-18, becoming the first Pompey player since Svetoslav Todorov to break the 20-goal barrier.

Yet while the ex-Bournemouth man believes his talents can still flourish in League One, he admits he would also consider League Two.

He added: If it’s the right team and the right fit, I can see League One or League Two.

‘Certainly I’m not sat here thinking I’m too good to play in League Two. If it’s the right team and suits me then I would be more than happy to be in League Two.

‘But I do think I have a lot to offer in League One.’

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